Hey everyone. This is Laura Adams. I'm the host of Money Girl. I've been hosting the show since 2008 and the mission here is to help you live rich and love the

journey.

I'm really glad to have you with me and today's topic is going to be related to investing.

We're going to talk about stocks in particular. This is a

topic that can really be a headscratcher for a lot of investors, particularly new investors.

I think the stock market can seem a little mysterious, it can

be certainly intimidating. Many people hear that stocks are risky and at the same time they know that they have potentially higher returns.

So it's kind of like this push and pull.

You want those high returns, but yet you don't want the risk. I think that can be confusing. So this

podcast is going to break it down. We'll explain how to invest in stocks. When you have

little experience, you've got little money, we're going to talk about the pros and the cons and the best

ways that you can own stocks but also be safe. You can build wealth safely and I'm

going to give you some really key easy shortcuts to know how

to buy stocks, how much you should buy in your portfolio.

So stick with me, if this is a topic that you're interested in, if you're looking to build wealth,

using the stock market, and I think everybody should be.

I hope you'll stick with me.

You're going to find the notes for each show and the full archive of podcasts in the money girl section at quick and dirty tips.

This is episode number 649 called a beginner's guide to investing in stocks.

So let's zoom out and just talk about what stocks are in the first place.

Stocks are intangible.

There's something that you buy that you can't see.

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